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>>> there's jack lew's signature. we could have a pretty ugly signature on our dollar bill. >> i mean, is this even a signature? or did he start drawing charlie brown and give up after the hair? good grief. and it got no better when lew explained his fiscal philosophy saying, quote, i describe budgets as tapestry. nation.s woven together, it >> i tried. still doesn't even look good. good morning and welcome to "way too early," the show that's proudly ranked just ahead of doctors at our penmanship class. we have a lot to talk about, including a white house meeting on gun control between vice president biden and leaders of the national rifle association. i'll tell you why the nra leaders walked away disappointed. plus, the pentagon tightens its belts ahead of possible cuts. >>> first, our top story at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. amid a national debate about guns and violence, a california teacher and a campus supervisor are being credited for heroic actions yesterday during yet another school shooting. i
>>> there's jack lew's signature. we could have a pretty ugly signature on our dollar bill. >> i mean, is this even a signature? or did he start drawing charlie brown and give up after the hair? good grief. and it got no better when lew explained his fiscal philosophy saying, quote, i describe budgets as tapestry. nation.s woven together, it >> i tried. still doesn't even look good. good morning and welcome to "way too early," the show that's proudly ranked just...
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. >> sir, you're on record about jack lew. i want to get you on record about the breaking news that jay rockefeller announcing he's not going to seek another term come 2014. he's been a five-term senator from west virginia. what does this mean to the balance of power in the senate? >> well, i'm not an expert on the politics of west virginia. jay rockefeller has been a wonderful senator and very strong on a number of issues. he's going to be missed very, very much. and i hope that there will be a good candidate that can take his place. >> the new comes after shelly moore announcing that she would seek rockefeller's seat next year, republican from west virginia. at least one person throwing their hat in the ring for that. bernie sanders, thanks for joining me, i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> here's a look at some of the stories topping the news now. the centers for disease control and prevention said the flu is widespread in 47 states, up from 41. 20 children have died so far and the cdc also reporting that even though the vac
. >> sir, you're on record about jack lew. i want to get you on record about the breaking news that jay rockefeller announcing he's not going to seek another term come 2014. he's been a five-term senator from west virginia. what does this mean to the balance of power in the senate? >> well, i'm not an expert on the politics of west virginia. jay rockefeller has been a wonderful senator and very strong on a number of issues. he's going to be missed very, very much. and i hope that...
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the official jack lew signature generator. if you type your name, you can generate your own jack lew. wow. >> what's mine look like? that's a fascinating "b" at the start. >> i like that. mine is going to be much more elegant. >> that's not bad, actually. at least everything is on the same line. >> that's a good one. >> as treasury of secretary, jack lew's signature will be on every official u.s. dollar. so why don't we see what it will look like? i take a little crack at it here. >> let's see what yours would look like. your scribbles are not good. >> king of the world. >> can anyone out there read that? what is that? >> this thing doesn't work. >> you don't even fit in the lines. >> this thing is garbage. let's move on. oh, he's throwing paper balls over here. >> spring training is only about a month away. he gets a little excited. >> can't take that guy anywhere. all right. now, it's just another day in new york city. this is my final story. a manhattan subway rider uploaded a video to youtube chronicling here subway ride.
the official jack lew signature generator. if you type your name, you can generate your own jack lew. wow. >> what's mine look like? that's a fascinating "b" at the start. >> i like that. mine is going to be much more elegant. >> that's not bad, actually. at least everything is on the same line. >> that's a good one. >> as treasury of secretary, jack lew's signature will be on every official u.s. dollar. so why don't we see what it will look like? i take...
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lew has been very suk s sesful and if anybody can, jack can. if you look at the paul ryan budget, what you see is literally a transfer of trillions of dollars over the ten-year budget window from programs that help low income people to tax cuts for rich people. this is the robin hood in reverse on steroids. jack lew recognizes that one of the critical roles for government is protecting economically vulnerable people. now, that doesn't mean he won't put some spending cuts on the table and they may even involve entitlements but you can bet the vulnerable retirees and the people who depend on the safety net at times of market failure will have a very strong ally in jack lew. >> to that point, many people have suggested in the past that there's been a revolving door that goes from the treasury to wall street and back again. is this man part of that coterie or is he very much and firmly in the public service camp? >> it's much more in the public service camp. i read this morning a critique of the choice of jack for treasury secretary by some financi
lew has been very suk s sesful and if anybody can, jack can. if you look at the paul ryan budget, what you see is literally a transfer of trillions of dollars over the ten-year budget window from programs that help low income people to tax cuts for rich people. this is the robin hood in reverse on steroids. jack lew recognizes that one of the critical roles for government is protecting economically vulnerable people. now, that doesn't mean he won't put some spending cuts on the table and they...
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defense secretary but jack lew is practically a shoo in however given this man's history with banks and his stances on deregulation should we expect more of the same from him for more kyle harrington founder of harrington capital management joins me hey there kyle so let's are you doing well how are you sir good jack lew is not a surprising choice to many just i mean he isn't facing as much scrutiny as more of an out of the box kind of nominee. well i you know it's interesting aside from his peculiar signature you know i think you know one needs to look at whether or not you are republican democrat liberal conservative his his background is it is kind of interesting as well it seemed as if he was raised and grew up on more of a government dependent spending liberal side of the equation and then he got into private practice in which he you know like you highlighted said that financial deregulation had nothing to do with the collapse so you you you wonder whether or not you know where he is and again with the less thing we need in my opinion out of washington d.c. with respect to any of t
defense secretary but jack lew is practically a shoo in however given this man's history with banks and his stances on deregulation should we expect more of the same from him for more kyle harrington founder of harrington capital management joins me hey there kyle so let's are you doing well how are you sir good jack lew is not a surprising choice to many just i mean he isn't facing as much scrutiny as more of an out of the box kind of nominee. well i you know it's interesting aside from his...
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lew our t. does some digging into his past we'll show you the info that we dug up. in farmers versus months on so a group of farmers are trying to reinstate a class action lawsuit against the biotech giant what they are fighting about and why the issue may affect what's on your dinner table coming up. it's friday january eleventh five eight pm in washington d.c. hi meghan lopez and you're watching our t.v. well it's the moment we've all been waiting for over a decade for earlier today president obama met with his afghan counterpart to discuss a twenty fourteen drawdown of american troops now in front of the camera both president obama and president karzai have presented a united front and say they agree on the future goals for afghanistan but one report after another has demonstrated that these two leaders are often at odds with one another or two arabic correspondent rym up to him via tell us about the current relationship between the presidents and what we learn from today's meetings. as that
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i have the greatest respect for jack lew. i know he is main of exceptional judgment, calm under pressure with an extraordinary record of accomplishment and experience. over decades spent at the center of american economic policy. he is committed to defending the safety net for the elderly and the poor. he understands what it takes to create the conditions for stronger economic growth and broader economic opportunity. he understands that to govern responsibly is to govern with a recognition that we have limited fiscal resources. like jack, have i spent my professional life in this world of public policy and public service, and as all of you know, our families carry a large share of the burdens we assume in public life. i feel incredibly fortunate that my wife, carol, and my family have been willing to allow me to do this. i thank them for their support and their patience and i understand their occasional impatience. [ laughter ] >> i want to express my admiration and my appreciation for the women and the men of the treasury de
i have the greatest respect for jack lew. i know he is main of exceptional judgment, calm under pressure with an extraordinary record of accomplishment and experience. over decades spent at the center of american economic policy. he is committed to defending the safety net for the elderly and the poor. he understands what it takes to create the conditions for stronger economic growth and broader economic opportunity. he understands that to govern responsibly is to govern with a recognition that...
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>> i worked with jack lew, what you read does not resonate. you have to remember back then, lew was arguing with the tea party. the tea party they bring negotiations to the table. -- the position, so this is not something new to him. i am quite confident that he will be confirmed again. this is a guy who back in the 1980s helped to negotiate a social security deal that was very bipartisan. 1997 a bipartisan balanced budget that led to a surplus, not a deficit of over $200 billion in 2000. he dusted it up with the republican party back then and frankly he needed to. >> i want to move on to something more light hearted conversation. the buzz about creating a trillion dollar coin. treasury spokesman is saying that the treasury department nor the federal reserve feels that it should be producing a platinum coin. ultimately how does it work? it sounds completely bizarre. >> it's a bizarre solution to a more bizarre problem and i think many people, myself included thought that the trillion dollar coin solution was absolutely ridiculous. but it would
>> i worked with jack lew, what you read does not resonate. you have to remember back then, lew was arguing with the tea party. the tea party they bring negotiations to the table. -- the position, so this is not something new to him. i am quite confident that he will be confirmed again. this is a guy who back in the 1980s helped to negotiate a social security deal that was very bipartisan. 1997 a bipartisan balanced budget that led to a surplus, not a deficit of over $200 billion in 2000....
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jack lew, what's wall street think? >> you know, jack lew -- there are people who look back and forth at this. and there has been a raging debate on wall street. the instant knee-jerk reaction was that the business leaders, business community, would like to see somebody who would listen to them, maybe get their points across a little more, maybe be more interested in growth. but overall, people say jack lew has a great resume. he is a very strong player. and he is somebody who has been involved in the budget negotiation talks. and that's something that we need going around. so while they say he may have some weak points, they also expect he will be confirmed. and so people are getting used to that idea. what they're talking about now, who would be the deputy treasury secretary, someone who has a very close finger and the pulse on the financial markets, because they say that's their big concern is we want to see what happens with all these things. we have seen investors coming back into the markets. and chuck, i know it'
jack lew, what's wall street think? >> you know, jack lew -- there are people who look back and forth at this. and there has been a raging debate on wall street. the instant knee-jerk reaction was that the business leaders, business community, would like to see somebody who would listen to them, maybe get their points across a little more, maybe be more interested in growth. but overall, people say jack lew has a great resume. he is a very strong player. and he is somebody who has been...
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that left some republican was the sour tath about jack lew. in his book, bob woodward quotes saying brett loper in particular, found lew obnoxious. the budget director was doing 75% of the talking, lecturing everyone. not only about what obama's policy was but also why it was superior to the republicans'. barry jackson, former chief of staff, found lew's tone disrespectful and dismissive. lew is not likely to get any serious opposition. few senate republicans like jeff sessions aren't exactly saying celebratory things. according to fox news sessions has a prepared statement out that says, quote, jack lew must never be secretary of treasury. his testimony before the senate budget committee less than two years ago was so outrageous and false that it alone disqualifies him. jeff sessions is sort of alone on that front. one more thing to remember. secretary geithner would have -- would stay, president wouldn't be replacing geithner. if there is a cabinet secretary that the president knew the least but ended up becoming very close to, it has been g
that left some republican was the sour tath about jack lew. in his book, bob woodward quotes saying brett loper in particular, found lew obnoxious. the budget director was doing 75% of the talking, lecturing everyone. not only about what obama's policy was but also why it was superior to the republicans'. barry jackson, former chief of staff, found lew's tone disrespectful and dismissive. lew is not likely to get any serious opposition. few senate republicans like jeff sessions aren't exactly...
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jack lew must never be treasury secretary. his testimony before the senate budget committee less than two years ago was so outrageous and false that it alone disqualifies. jack lew is not that man. >> well, i guess if jeff sessions represented the majority party, his words there might have a little more bite than they do. jack lew actually in truth is the least controversial of the nominees we're going to talk about tonight. he is very liberal. no question about that. he has come up through the ranks starting in tip o'neil's office in years ago on the democratic side of the party. capable. knows the numbers. has the president's trust. even though he has offended some republicans by his behavior in the negotiations, president likes him. they won't go to the matt over this. >> bret: chuck hagel, charles? >> here from the two leading hagel indicators. schumer on the democrats and mccain on the republican. he is from new york. unequivocal. if he goes with hagel in the end, hagel will be approved. as for mccain, his issue is more i
jack lew must never be treasury secretary. his testimony before the senate budget committee less than two years ago was so outrageous and false that it alone disqualifies. jack lew is not that man. >> well, i guess if jeff sessions represented the majority party, his words there might have a little more bite than they do. jack lew actually in truth is the least controversial of the nominees we're going to talk about tonight. he is very liberal. no question about that. he has come up...
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i think jack lew is an exceptionally good choice to be secretary of treasury. this is not about saving detroit. it's not about the banking system coming to collapse. we're in a fiscal and budgetary bind of historic proportion and it's going to be congress to a great degree and the white house. and i think that anybody who has been twice budget director, judy, 30 years ago, jack lew was negotiating for the speaker of the house o thomas p o'neill when they were doing the greenspan commission on social security between ronald reagan's white house and the democrats in the house. i mean his experience is-- he doesn't have pan ach, he doesn't have dash, he's not going to give you, you know, two colourful things. he's to the going to talk off the record like that the. but i just think he is a great choice. >> quickly, some conversation this week about lack of diversity so far in the president's pick. should we be -- >> you know, ruth marcus said he should have had some binders full of women. you for example i do think ruth made the point that there is not a lot-- ther
i think jack lew is an exceptionally good choice to be secretary of treasury. this is not about saving detroit. it's not about the banking system coming to collapse. we're in a fiscal and budgetary bind of historic proportion and it's going to be congress to a great degree and the white house. and i think that anybody who has been twice budget director, judy, 30 years ago, jack lew was negotiating for the speaker of the house o thomas p o'neill when they were doing the greenspan commission on...
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>> shepard: jack lew cracked a joke about his famous signature. we reported on this yesterday. here is what his signature would like like on our paper money if he gets the gig. he recently learned that he had something in common with the outgoing secretary geithner. >> you know, i thought i knew you pretty well but it was only yesterday that i discovered that we both share a common challenge with penmanship. [ laughter ] >> shepard: secretary geithner actually changed his signature from the one on the top here to the one that made it on our money so that people could actually read his name. the president today said he almost reconsidered nominating jack lew after he saw that squiggly thing he calls a signature there are new rules for folks trying to take out a mortgage. the feds say the rules will help prevent another housing crisis. the recently established consumer financial protection bureau issued the new rules which require lenders to make sure folks can actually afford to repay their loans. of course, the chain of bag mortgages and foreclosures collapsed the housing marke
>> shepard: jack lew cracked a joke about his famous signature. we reported on this yesterday. here is what his signature would like like on our paper money if he gets the gig. he recently learned that he had something in common with the outgoing secretary geithner. >> you know, i thought i knew you pretty well but it was only yesterday that i discovered that we both share a common challenge with penmanship. [ laughter ] >> shepard: secretary geithner actually changed his...
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there was word that president obama will nominate his chief of staff, jack lew, to be treasury secretary. while labor secretary hilda solis announced today she plans to resign and insurance giant a.i.g. decided not to join a shareholder lawsuit against the federal government, which gave the company the largest bailout of the 2008 financial crisis. and we have another health story online about how the u.s. ranks in terms of life expectancy. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. spends more on health care per person compared to other high-income nations, but that doesn't translate to healthier lives, according to a report from the national academy of sciences. read more about the findings on our health page. and poet richard blanco has been chosen to compose and read an original poem for president obama's second inaugural. he is the first hispanic and first gay poet selected for that honor. you can hear him recite some of his work on art beat. all that and more is on our web site newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll exami
there was word that president obama will nominate his chief of staff, jack lew, to be treasury secretary. while labor secretary hilda solis announced today she plans to resign and insurance giant a.i.g. decided not to join a shareholder lawsuit against the federal government, which gave the company the largest bailout of the 2008 financial crisis. and we have another health story online about how the u.s. ranks in terms of life expectancy. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: the...
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lew is concerned what will be top of the agenda then what needs to be done going forward. he majorly moved will need to move towards get in the talks on the debt ceiling in place it would also be for him to create the platform from which. obama is reflecting his view that he wants to do something about his legacy u.s. is still facing huge reforms needed in particularly in the health care costs where health costs over the next ten years will double in percent of the g.d.p. so there's still a lot to be done and i think appointing a somewhat more political person to the choices second chair will also indicate that obama means business is terrific doing this and in terms of ways to tackle the debt then there's been talk of a one trillion dollar platinum coin to be minted as a way to resolve the over sixteen trillion dollar debt do you see this is feasible is it crazy is it is a good idea how do you see this. theoretically is a very good idea isn't it if you have too much state you can just mend some coins and you're out of your trouble of course i think clearly this is just th
lew is concerned what will be top of the agenda then what needs to be done going forward. he majorly moved will need to move towards get in the talks on the debt ceiling in place it would also be for him to create the platform from which. obama is reflecting his view that he wants to do something about his legacy u.s. is still facing huge reforms needed in particularly in the health care costs where health costs over the next ten years will double in percent of the g.d.p. so there's still a lot...
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those were the years that jack lew was in charge of the budget. those were also the years in which debt clocks had to be unplugged because they had never been programmed to run backwards. it was not jack lew alone who led us to that fiscal breakthrough as a country. but he was budget director, and with success comes bragging rights. and even know the obama administration kind of declared war on peacocks in this announcement yesterday, it is worth wondering if they might not actually be better off if they did strut on these issues a little bit more than they like to, because you would never know it from the way the deficit peacocks are crowing against this administration, but the deficit is now more than $200 billion smaller than it was when president obama first took office. we are currently witnessing the fastest deficit reduction in this country since the end of world war ii. the alleged big spending liberal barack obama has already signed into law approximately $2.4 trillion deficit reduction measures over the next decade. and that could be hig
those were the years that jack lew was in charge of the budget. those were also the years in which debt clocks had to be unplugged because they had never been programmed to run backwards. it was not jack lew alone who led us to that fiscal breakthrough as a country. but he was budget director, and with success comes bragging rights. and even know the obama administration kind of declared war on peacocks in this announcement yesterday, it is worth wondering if they might not actually be better...
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jack lew understands budgets. the fact of the matter is, this is a guy that can speak the right language when the biggest crisis in washington right now is the fact that there's an absence of a budget. >> okay. so, ali, that's a great point. when i heard you talk about this before it was the one thing that you said that i kind of disagreed with. look, we have a fiscal crisis on our hands, we have a debt crisis. if you look at his performance in the last few years in terms of running the budget office and being the chief of staff for the president, the debt crisis has gotten much worse. i don't look at that reference and say, gee, this is a guy who is really going to fix the problem and i do think what we need in washington is he's been in washington in and out of government for 25 years and i guess my philosophy is, why not bring in some new faces, granted they are going to have the president's philosophy but maybe looking at new approaches to bringing this enormous debt down. >> steve, do you remember his record
jack lew understands budgets. the fact of the matter is, this is a guy that can speak the right language when the biggest crisis in washington right now is the fact that there's an absence of a budget. >> okay. so, ali, that's a great point. when i heard you talk about this before it was the one thing that you said that i kind of disagreed with. look, we have a fiscal crisis on our hands, we have a debt crisis. if you look at his performance in the last few years in terms of running the...
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speaking of jack lew, he may want to do something about his signature. right now it is a series of curly writing. his signature would be on every u.s. currency bill. tim geithner said he had to change his signature when he took the job just to make it legible. >>> we have new video this morning from the floor of the 2013 silicone valley and take a look at all the names in the auto industry. they are at the convention center in san jose. showing up on trucks, cross overs, i'll take one of each of those. at auto show starts at 10:00 and runs through -- at 10:00 this morning and runs through sunday. >> i'll take one for sal and one for me and you and steve. >>> if you want to get into your hot rod or whatever car you use, you need to give yourself some extra time in this commute. 680 southbound is going to be a little bit slow. there are no major problems if you are driving at the bay bridge toll plaza but seems a touch lighter than usual. and it's not all that bad on the bridge itself. traffic looks good, a little bit of wet roads and you might even encoun
speaking of jack lew, he may want to do something about his signature. right now it is a series of curly writing. his signature would be on every u.s. currency bill. tim geithner said he had to change his signature when he took the job just to make it legible. >>> we have new video this morning from the floor of the 2013 silicone valley and take a look at all the names in the auto industry. they are at the convention center in san jose. showing up on trucks, cross overs, i'll take one...
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i have the greatest respect for jack lew. i know him as a man of exceptional judgment, calm under pressure, with an extraordinary record of experience over the decades. he is committed to defending the safety net for the elderly and the pour. he understands what it takes to create conditions for broader economic growth and opportunity. and he understands that to govern responsibly is to govern with the recognition that we have limited fiscal resources. like jack, i have spent my professional life in this world of public policy and public service. as all of you know, our family carried a large share of the burden that we share in public like. i am incredibly proud that my family have been willing to allow me to do this and i think them for their support and their patients, and i understand there are occasional impatience. [laughter] i want to express my admiration for the men and women of the treasury department. those who serve you during these years of crisis, and the civil servants of the treasury, with whom i started worki
i have the greatest respect for jack lew. i know him as a man of exceptional judgment, calm under pressure, with an extraordinary record of experience over the decades. he is committed to defending the safety net for the elderly and the pour. he understands what it takes to create conditions for broader economic growth and opportunity. and he understands that to govern responsibly is to govern with the recognition that we have limited fiscal resources. like jack, i have spent my professional...
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jack lew came to d.c. in 1973, 40 years ago and has experience all over town at the office of management and budget, at the state department, in the private sector at citibank and new york university. a white house official passed this along they said throughout his career jack lew has proven a successful and effective advocate for middle class families who can build bipartisan consensus to implement proved policies. jeff sessions from alabama says he does not think jack lew's nomination will be successful. he is steamed that lew appeared before congress two years ago and testified that president obama's budget would not add to the national debt. sessions says and this is a quote. at this time of unprecedented slow growth, high unemployment and huge deficits we need a secretary of treasury that the american people, the congress, and the world will know is up to the task of getting america on the path to prosperity, not the path to decline. jack lew is not that man. if lew's nomination is successful his sig
jack lew came to d.c. in 1973, 40 years ago and has experience all over town at the office of management and budget, at the state department, in the private sector at citibank and new york university. a white house official passed this along they said throughout his career jack lew has proven a successful and effective advocate for middle class families who can build bipartisan consensus to implement proved policies. jeff sessions from alabama says he does not think jack lew's nomination will...
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it is worth noting, in 2008 jack lew oversaw one of the most controversial branches of citigroup and there has been -- we talked about it yesterday. we're talking about wall street and the white house and the university system being the military industrial complex of our time, quoting gabe sherman from "new york magazine" piece. there is a pipeline between this stuff, and when you have a treasury secretary that's setting monetary policy, should he be someone that is theoretically in could ka hoots with the street? >> that strikes me as a crazy attack from bernie sanders because lew -- it is true that lew wrote for citigroup. he is probably the most liberal group of the cabinet. he has spent his whole career on the left of the democratic party. you know, he is also a liberal a lot of republicans trust and have worked with and feel he is an honest person. he is a guy who, i mean, he has talked for a long time about the importance of, satisfy, the cuts to defense spending, which isn't something that a lot of people of either party are comfortable saying. i mean, he is not a high profile
it is worth noting, in 2008 jack lew oversaw one of the most controversial branches of citigroup and there has been -- we talked about it yesterday. we're talking about wall street and the white house and the university system being the military industrial complex of our time, quoting gabe sherman from "new york magazine" piece. there is a pipeline between this stuff, and when you have a treasury secretary that's setting monetary policy, should he be someone that is theoretically in...
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he is jack lew now chief of staff. he's got one thing in common with the president's last three nominees namely john kerry chuck hagel and john brennan all three are white males. does president obama have a diversity problem or people just being too hard on him again. we'll talk about that and a whole lot more. but first, she's got the latest, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. good morning. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. the white house is gearing up for a fight with the nra in the midst of meetings from obama's new gun violence task force. cnn is reporting that the nra is prepping a hard-hitting ad campaign mounting opposition to possible new restrictions. nra president david keen says the group is mobilizing for a fight and will engage its members. now the white house's plan is to outorganize the nra. president obama is rallying groups of churches, medical organizations and retailers all to build support for new gun regulations. >>> the joe biden-led task force is set to deliver
he is jack lew now chief of staff. he's got one thing in common with the president's last three nominees namely john kerry chuck hagel and john brennan all three are white males. does president obama have a diversity problem or people just being too hard on him again. we'll talk about that and a whole lot more. but first, she's got the latest, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. good morning. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. the white house is gearing up...
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there was word that president obama will nominate his chief of staff, jack lew, to be treasury secretary. while labor secretary hilda solis announced today she plans to resign and insurance giant a.i.g. decided not to join a shareholder lawsuit against the federal government, which gave the company the largest bailout of the 2008 financial crisis. and we have another health story online about how the u.s. ranks in terms of life expectancy. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. spends more on health care per person compared to other high-income nations, but that doesn't translate to healthier lives, according to a report from the national academy of sciences. read more about the findings on our health page. and poet richard blanco has been chosen to compose and read an original poem for president obama's second inaugural. he is the first hispanic and first gay poet selected for that honor. you can hear him recite some of his work on art beat. all that and more is on our web site newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll exami
there was word that president obama will nominate his chief of staff, jack lew, to be treasury secretary. while labor secretary hilda solis announced today she plans to resign and insurance giant a.i.g. decided not to join a shareholder lawsuit against the federal government, which gave the company the largest bailout of the 2008 financial crisis. and we have another health story online about how the u.s. ranks in terms of life expectancy. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: the...
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nominate his chief of staff, jack lew, to be next treasury secretary. >> his signature on the bottom of the currency. look, something like this. >> that, that is your signature? or are you just testing to see if the pen works? hey, lew. here is a tip. stop signing all your checks on the tea cup ride at disney world. the only way that are you allowed to have that as your signature if is if your name is boing! self. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband an
nominate his chief of staff, jack lew, to be next treasury secretary. >> his signature on the bottom of the currency. look, something like this. >> that, that is your signature? or are you just testing to see if the pen works? hey, lew. here is a tip. stop signing all your checks on the tea cup ride at disney world. the only way that are you allowed to have that as your signature if is if your name is boing! self. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with...
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that is not going to be a good enough answer for jack lew. bill: we'll get sessions on the air starting next week. we'll see who else is on his side. stephen hayes, thank you. >> thanks, bill. bill: in washington with us today. martha, what's next? martha: what's next is this. we're waiting for new numbers. they're expected to come out in the next hour or so to the extent of this deadly spread of the flu outbreak and there are some new questions whether enough is being done to protect schools with all this. we'll tell you the length of some schools are going to now to disinfect. bill: more than washing your hand, huh? if you saw a pair of men walking through your neighborhood carrying assault rifles what would you do? two guys exercising their second amendment rights here. >> we were educating, letting people know they can come up and talk to us. we're very friendly, said hi to people. we let people know that guns are not bad things. ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. make it worth watcng. introducing the
that is not going to be a good enough answer for jack lew. bill: we'll get sessions on the air starting next week. we'll see who else is on his side. stephen hayes, thank you. >> thanks, bill. bill: in washington with us today. martha, what's next? martha: what's next is this. we're waiting for new numbers. they're expected to come out in the next hour or so to the extent of this deadly spread of the flu outbreak and there are some new questions whether enough is being done to protect...
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host: jack lew coming in, and he was the president's point person. does that give you any confidence on budgets considering his background? caller: no, his background is just as bad. he practiced law for a few years, but he is basically a politician who used to work for tip o'neill. he does not care anything about economic growth. when the you hear any obama administration official talking about economic growth? that is what is needed, not more government programs that just run up debt. who is going to pay the debt back? host: ran on the independent line. caller: i am calling about timothy geithner exactly and the whole federal resolve -- reserve, for that matter. people are making like me of timothy geithner 0 in tax money. i do not make lightly of that. he came in a 0 in tax money knowing that he owed tax money. he was thinking he was above it anyway. that is one point. the second, our unemployment rate is sky-high under timothy geithner. the national debt is sky high under timothy geithner. third, we have lost our national credit rating, our world
host: jack lew coming in, and he was the president's point person. does that give you any confidence on budgets considering his background? caller: no, his background is just as bad. he practiced law for a few years, but he is basically a politician who used to work for tip o'neill. he does not care anything about economic growth. when the you hear any obama administration official talking about economic growth? that is what is needed, not more government programs that just run up debt. who is...
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the president expected to nominate jack lew to fill that key post. lew is currently the white house chief of staff. he's also served as white house budget director for presidents obama and clinton. if he's confirmed, he would succeed timothy geithner at the treasury department. >>> the president also looking for a new labor secretary. hilda solis resigned yesterday. she will likely return to her home of california and run for a seat on the los angeles county board of supervisors. three cabinet members say that they will stay on the job for the president's second term. attorney general eric holder, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius, and veterans affairs secretary eric shenski. >>> five militant are dead in the fifth drone attack of the new year in pakistan. intelligence sources say the drone fired four missiles at a house near the pakistan/afghanistan border. several people were also injured. about 40 militants have been killed in strikes in the north waziristan tribal region since the new year, including a senior al qaeda commande
the president expected to nominate jack lew to fill that key post. lew is currently the white house chief of staff. he's also served as white house budget director for presidents obama and clinton. if he's confirmed, he would succeed timothy geithner at the treasury department. >>> the president also looking for a new labor secretary. hilda solis resigned yesterday. she will likely return to her home of california and run for a seat on the los angeles county board of supervisors. three...
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i believe in the end jack lew will get confirmed. but i'll tell you this, the reason the white house put off the announcement of jack lew until tomorrow is because of the fiscal cliff. they didn't want it to get involved in the negotiations for the fiscal cliff. they felt that they already had a fight on their hands. they didn't want to add any fuel to the fire on that, which is why they've held off of the nomination until this week. they do expect him to get confirmed and so do i. >> john kerry, secretary of state. we've got a lot of white males, shall we say, chuck hagel, we have pictures up there. jack lew, eric holder is over at the justice department. he's not a white male. he's an african-american. but no women. >> men. men. >> i want to put up another picture of the seen yr staff, if you will. there you you he sue the staff. there's been mur muring that there's not enough women part of this white house, the inner circle. what are folks saying about that? >> the visual you just showed with the four cabinet members being men, th
i believe in the end jack lew will get confirmed. but i'll tell you this, the reason the white house put off the announcement of jack lew until tomorrow is because of the fiscal cliff. they didn't want it to get involved in the negotiations for the fiscal cliff. they felt that they already had a fight on their hands. they didn't want to add any fuel to the fire on that, which is why they've held off of the nomination until this week. they do expect him to get confirmed and so do i. >>...